Srbuhi Sargsyan ( hy, Սրբուհի Սարգսյան ; born 3 April 1994), professionally known as Srbuk, is an Armenian singer. She first came to prominence after competing in season one of the Armenian version of ''

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'', where she placed as the runner-up. In 2018, she competed in season eight of ''

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'', placing fourth. Srbuk represented Armenia in the

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Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

, with the song "

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Early life

Sargsyan was born on April 3, 1994 in

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. She studied at the

Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan ( hy, Երևանի Կոմիտասի անվան պետական կոնսերվատորիա), also known as Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory (YKSC) or Yerevan State Conservatory (YSC), is a state-owned colleg ...

, where she learned to play the qanun.

Career

2010–2018: ''X Factor'' and ''The Voice''

In 2010, Srbuk auditioned for the first season of the Armenian version of ''

'', where she sang "

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" by

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. She joined

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's team and ended up in the second place. In 2012, Srbuk decided to form a band, called Allusion, to play alongside her at small gigs and shows locally. In 2014, she was featured on Papoyan's single "Boat", which was one of the soundtracks for a Russian film, called ''Лёгок на поми́не''. In 2016, Srbuk released her debut single "Yete Karogh Es". In 2018, she competed in season eight of ''

'', being coached by Ukrainian singer

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and placing fourth.

2019–present: Eurovision Song Contest

In November 2018, she was announced as the Armenian representative in the

. Right after the announcement, AMPTV also opened the song submission period for composers to send their entries. In March 2019, "

" was revealed as her entry for the contest. Composed by Lost Capital and tokionine, the lyrics of the song were written by Garik Papoyan, who previously co-wrote Armenia's 2014 entry for Aram Mp3. Srbuk performed the song on 16 May 2019 in the second semi-final of the contest and did not advance to the final, finishing 16th in the semi-final. Shortly after, the song was removed from Spotify. In October 2019, Srbuk released a cover album titled ''Armenian Folk''. In November 2020, amid the Nagorno-Karabakh war she was featured on a charity song titled "Mez vochinch chi haghti" (Nothing Will Win Us) along with Arthur Khachents,

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and

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, produced by

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Influences

Her influences include

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and

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Discography

Albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

References

External links

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